Sheet-feeding mechanism.



J. S. STOKES & J. D. REIFSNYDER. SHEET FEEDING MECHANISM. APPLICATIONFILED MAY29.1914.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915,

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'SHEET FEEDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1914.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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lSHEET FEEDING MECHANISM.

APPLlcAnoN man MAY 29. m4. 1,136,562. Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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l I I I l I l I I I I I I l I l I I l Patented Apr. 20', 1915.

l 1 l I I I I l l l l l I JOHN STOGDELL STOKES, OF MOORESTOWN 0FPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

NEW JERSEY, AND JAMES D. REIFSNYDER, ASSIGNORS T0 STOKES AND SMITH CO.,OF

SUMMERDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

SHEET-FEEDING MECHANISM.

To all 'whomz't may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOHN STOGDELL STORES and JAMES D. REIFSNYDER,citizens of the United States, residing at Moorestown, county ofBurlington, and State of New Jersey, and Philadelphia, inthe county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, respectively, have invented newand useful Improvements in Sheet-Feeding Mechanism, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to printing presses, and similar machines havingmeans for automatically feeding sheets, blanks, or other articles, intothe machine.

The invention is particularly applicable where the sheets or blanks areto be fed ordinarily without exercising great care asA to their'alinement, as they enter the machine, but which at times must be fed ina particular relation or alinement. For this reason the invention isparticularly applicable to a printing press in which the sheets may befed to be printed if desired without using great care, but which may attimes be alined carefully so as to bring about accurate register, suchregister is desirable particularly where the sheets are printed on bothsides, or where border lines vare used of different colors which willnot present a good appearance if they are not properly alined.

A principal object of the invention is t0 provide an automatic feedingmechanism which may be used ordinarily to feed the sheets directly intothe machine with which the feeding mechanism is employed, but havingcoperating with it a registering mech-H anism 'which may or may not beused as desired. When in use the registering mechanism operates toinsure a proper allnement or register of the sheet as it goes into themachine. Y

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction for thispurpose which is very simple and "readily operated so as to change themachine fromthe ordi-I nary feed to the register feed.

A further object of the invention is t0I arrange and construct the partsin such a.

way that it is unnecessary to make any changes in the connections to thefeedingmechanism or the 'registering mechanism.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Application led May 29, 1914. Serial N o. 841,767.

in shifting from the ordinary feed to the" registering feed.

'Further objects of the invention will appear more clearly hereinafter.

In the vdrawing which illustrates a preferred embodiment of ourinvention, Figure 1 is a side elevation, certain parts being brokenaway, showing a printing press to which our invention has been applied.This View illustrates the invention operating with the registeringmechanism active or opera-tive. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal verticalsection through the machine showing the parts in the same relationillustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section alsobroken away but illustrating the feeding mechanism operating to deliverthe sheets directly to the machinethe registering mechanism belng heldin an inoperative or inactive relation. Fig. 4 1s a conventional plan ofthe machine, showing the frames which carry the feeding mechanism andthe registering mechanism as though they were disposed in a horizontalposition.

Referring morel particularly to the parts, 10 represents the main frameof the machine which may be a printing press, such as illustrated,comprising a form cylinder 11, an impression cylinder 12, and atake-ofi' frame or cylinder 13. The'form cylinder may be driven by meansof a gear wheel 130, which may mesh with a driving gear not illustrated.

I n applying our invention to such a press we prefer to arrange thefeeding mechanism and registering mechanism so that the feedingmechanism when operating in the'ordinary manner is disposed adjacent tothe impression cylinder to which it delivers the sheets directly to beprinted, and we prefer to arrange the registering mechanism in such away thatat this time it may be held in an inoperative relation, but whendesired instead f having the sheet pass by a direct path from thefeeding mechanism to the machine, we may interposethe registeringmechanism in its path, so as to give a proper control 0f the sheet toinsure proper register as it passes into the machine.

The feeding mechanism is preferably mounted on a movable feed frame 15,which is prgferably supported at its inner end on a pair of links 16,pivotally attached at 17 to the sides of the main frame. The feed frameis preferably provided at its outer end with short legs 18, whichcoperate with means lon the 'main frame in such a way that the table orfeed frame 15 can be in a In order to'holelthefeedframe mostconveniently in these two positions, we prefer to provide the end of themain frame 10 with sockets 19- and 20, which receive large pins 21formed at the lower ends of the legs 18. The frame 10 preferablypresents an inclined face 22 between these sockets, so that the feedframe can be pushed upwardlyfrom the position in which it is indicatedin Fig. 1. ,The studs or pins 21 drop into the sockets 19.

On the feed frame 15 we refer to provide feeding mechanismi23, and)provide an arrangement enabling this mechanism to be driven from a'moving part on the main frame Ain both of the positions of the feedframe. This construction issuch that the driving connection ismaintained in `throwing the feed frame from one position to the otherwithout necessitating t e removal or reassembly of any parts'. For thispurpose we prefer to employ the feeding mechanism ofthe typeillustrated, comprising a reciprocating part preferably in the form of aplate 24, which is arranged to reciprocate longitudinally between sideguides 25. This feed plate is preferably reciprocated by a link 25attached to its under side and connected to the upper end of a rockeror'rocking lever 26 supported on one of the legs 18, and having itslower arm connected with a vlink 27. This link is preferably extensible,so as to adapt it to rock the lever 26 in either position of the feedframe. For this reasonthis link is preferably formed o'f two `sections27 and 27", one of which is of tubular form and receives the othersection which may be rigidly secured to it by any means such as the setscrews 28. The lmoving part to which the extensible link 27 attaches, ispreferably a disk 29, which may be co-axial with the form cylinder 11,and in order to provide for adjusting the position of the feed plate, weprefer to 'connect tl1e` disk or wheel 29 adjustably to the cylinder."

' For this purpose we prefer to provide the cylinder withcircumferential slots 30, in which clamping'bolts 81 are received, thesaid bolts being'v carried by the said disk,

small worm 32 mounted on the disk and meshing with the teeth of a wormwheel 33 rigid with the cylinder.

Evidently by rotating the thumb head 34 on the worm the disk 29`can benicely adjusted.y The extensible rod 27 performs the function of apitman or connectin rod, its end being connected to a crank pin 35 onthe disk. It is evident that when the cylinder rotates the disk 29 moveswith it'and the motion will be imparted through the rocker 26 to thereciprocating plate. For the purpose of holding a pile or supply 36 ofsheets or blanks on the feed plate We prefer to pro vide alining plates37 Ywhich engage the side edges of the pile, and these alining plates4are adjustable inwardly in suitable brackets 38 which may be secured indifferent positions on the feed plate. For this purpose the brackets arepreferably provided with dowel pins 39 which may be received in anyone'of a plurality of sockets 40. Similar sockets 41 are provided in arow opposite the sockets 40, and coperatin with a movable locking pin 42which may ie pivotally supported at 43 and pressed by a springL 44, andan adjusting screw 45 is provided which may swing the pin laterallyafter it is in its socket as .indicated in Fig. 3, so as to lock thebracket in position. Each alining plate or gage 37 is provided with aclamping screw 46 mounted in the bracket for holdin it in position. Theouter edge 47 of the p1leof sheets is alined by means of an alinmg plate48, which may br adjusted longitudinall of the feed plate through themedium o a slot 49 inthe feed plate, and a clamp 50 carried on plate 48.

When thefeed plate 24 slides away from the cylinder 11, the forward edgeof the pile of sheets 36 overhangs the forwardedge of the plate, but thesheets are all vsupported by means of flat straps or bands 51 of stouttape or similar material, one end of these tapes. being vattached at 52.to the forward edge of the feed plate so that the tapes form loopspassing around a horizontal feed roller 53 mounted in the feed frame.The outer portions of these tapes pass around guide rollers 54 and theirends are connected to springs 55 on the under side of the feed plate.These springs maintain tension 1n the tapes so as to resist the welghtof the sheets. The roller 53 is preferably rotated at eachreciprocatioiof the feedplate by means of a rack 56 which meshes with apinion 57 on the roller, and the roller is of tubular form and providedwith a perforation 58 so that when connectedlwith a vacuum device apartial vacuum in the roller operates through the perforation 58 to at-ltract the lowermost sheet of the p ile and carry it partly around theroller lwhen the feed plate moves forwardly. In this way the sheet whichis being fed is made to pass under the inclined lower` face 59 of afinger 60 which projects toward the feed table. The sheet then passesdownwardly under Ia presser roller 61 onto the impression cyl-Y inder12, where itis engaged by grippers not illustrated. l

The presser roller 61 coperates with a roller 62, which roller 62 iscontinuously rotated by a mechanism which will now be described. Thismechanism preferably comprises bevel gears 63, 64, carried vco-axiallyon the axes of the pivot pins at the ends of the links 16, the motionbeing` imparted from the bevel gear 64 to the bevel' gear 63 through ashaft 65 extending radially from the point 17. This shaft is suitablymounted on brackets. In order to retain the pile of sheets 36 inposition we prefer to provide a keeper device 66 preferably in the formof hooked arms mounted on a rod 67, said arms being pulled over towardthe pile of sheets by an adjustably attached spring 68. The

Vinner end of the table or feed frame 15 preferably projects beyond theaxis of the gear 63, that is beyond the axis of the upper pivotalconnection of the links 16, and this overhanging portion is preferablyprovided with a cross head 69.l This cross head may' l present means forholding the finger 60',

accomplish this we prefer to provide regis- 4 tering mechanism 72 on amovable register frame 73. This frame is preferably supported 'pivotallyat 74 on the overhanging lend of the feed frame. The outer portion ofthe register frame may be provided with set screws 75 which may rest onthe upper face ofthe main frame 10.50 as to support the registeringmechanism in its operative position, as indicated in Fig. 1.

The registering frame preferably includes a rigid feed plate 76, theupper end of which lies near the point of tangency between the rollers61 and 62, and this feed plate may be provided with feed belts 77,arranged to be driven at a high speed, and guided overrollers 78 so thatthe upper run of the belt moves rearwardly on the upper face of the feedplate 7 6. The rollers 78 are carried on a shaft 79 which may be driventhrough ter frame.

an idle gear 80 meshing' with ay gear 81, which is rigid with the bevelgear wheel 63, said idle gear 8O meshing with the gear wheel 82 rigidwith theshaft 79. These belts 77 may be tightened by means of belttighteners 83. As the sheet comes from the rollers 61 and 62 it passesdown the feed plate 76 .and passes under presser rollers 84 which runupon the. upper faces of the belts 77, said rollers being mounted onarms which are adjustable on a bracket 85, which may be secured at anypoint desired in a slotted bzlir 86 extending longitudinally of the feedp ate.

.We provide means for arresting the advance of the sheet being fed onthe registering mechanism, and then we aline, and release the sheet at apredetermined time which will insure that the sheet will have the properregister or alinement with relation to the printing matter 87 on theform cylinder. For this purpose we' prefer to provide the lower end ofthe feed plate 76 with projecting fingers 88, and near the ends of thesefingers stops 89 are provided, the ends of which project into the pathof the sheet and engage its forward edge as it advances. These stops 89are preferably providedrwith spring fingers 90, which may be adjusted bysmall screws 91 so as to adjust them toward or away from the coperatingfingers 88. These stops 89 are preferably mounted so as to be adjustedtoward or away from the feed plate 76. This may be accomplished by meansof an adjusting nut 92 mounted on an adjusting screw 93 coperating witha check nut 94. In addition to this a dowel pin 95 may be provided forguiding the stop 89 as it is adjusted in or out. These adjusting screws98 are mounted in rocker arms 96 which support the stops 89, said rockerarms being adjustably secured on a. transverse rockshaft 97 whichextends across theregis- Arrangements have been made for rocking thisrock shaft 97 at a predetermined moment so as to swing it rearwardly andupwardly and release the sheet. This mechanism will be describedhereinafter.

Beforethe sheet comes against the stops 89 its motion is partiallyarrested by 1li-ears of a brake device 98, the lower end of whichretains a ball 99 resting on the feed plate 76. As the sheet passesunderthis ball 99 it `has -to raise it off the table, and this acts as abrake tending to stop the sheet. After the sheet comes against the stops89 it is shoved over against an alining gage or bar 99 at one side ofthe feed plate, see Fig. 4. In order to shove the sheet over against thegage 99 we prefer to provide a cross bar 10() on which is mounted apusher 101 which is adapted to overhang the edges of a sheet. and whichpresents a shoulder 102 adapted to engage the edge of the sheet. Thispusher 101- also comprises a sleeve 103 whichv may be attached at anydesired point on the rod or bar 100 by reason of a row of perforationsor sockets 104 in the upper side or bar with which coperates a'removablepin 105 carried by the pusher.

The pusheris shoved over at a predetermined time by means of a cam 106,see Fig. 1, the edge of said cam operating to raise a lever 107 throughthe4 medium of the roller 108, said lever having a link 109 connectingthe same through a'rock shaft 110 with an arm 111,'said arm beingconnected by a short link 112 with the bar 100. A spring 113 attached tothe bar tends to push it against the sheetwhenever the cam 106 willpermit.

In order to effect' the releaseI of the sheet at any predetermined timewe provide the cam 114 which is mounted on the same axis with thecaml106, and this cam rocks an arm 115 fulcrumed at 116 and carrying aroller 117 which rolls on the cam. The outer `end of the arm 115connects by a link 1.18 and arm 119 withthe aforesaid rock shaft 97. Ahelical spring 120 is provided around the rock shaft which tends to holdthe roller 117 firmly against the cam 114. One end of this sprin may-beprovided with a rigidly secured co lar 121 having a' socket 122 whichmay engage a pin on the `rpck shaft in different. positions so as toregulate the force of the spring, the other end of the spring beingsecured at 123 to the side of the register frame.

In order to enable the cams to be adjusted so as to regulate the time atwhich the sheet is releasedthe cams are provided with circumferentialslots 124 through which clamping bolts 125 pass, attaching the cams to avgear wheel 126, said gear wheel being rotatably mounted on a stud 127on the main frame, and driven by a gear wheel 128 on the shaft of thetake-off cylinder 13. The takeoff cylinder is driven from a gear wheel129 meshing with the gear wheel 130 rigid with the slide 14. Thetake-off cylinder may be provided with a gear wheel 131 meshing with thehgear wheel 129. In order to drive the shaft 65 to drive the; j f,eedbelts of the registering mechamsm wep'refer to provide a pinion 132which mesheswith the gear wheel 131, and which is rigid with a gearwheel 133, meshing with a gear wheel 134, rigid with the bevel gear 64.In order to guide the sheet in passing onto the impression cylinder 12,we prefer to provide curved guide shoes 135 which may be arranged asindicated in Fig. 2, and secured to a cross'- bar 136 carried by theregister frame.

The general mode of operation of the machine will now be described. Whentheordinary feed is in use the feed frame 15 has the position shown inFig. 3, and the sheet is held in an uppermost position, such as y thatindicated in Fig. 3, supported on a cross heador cross bar 69. In orderto shift to the other position or relation with the re 'steringmechanism in operation, it is o y necessary to raise the outer end ofthe feed frame 15 to disengage it from the socket 19 and then drop itdown until it is supported in the socket 20. At the same time theregister frame may be swung forwardly so as to come down to thelposition in which it is shown in Fig. 1.4 Before moving the feed frame15 to this osition the set screws 28 should be loosened) -so as topermit the extension of the extensible rod 27. When the register frameswings down into the operative position of the registering mechanism therollers 108 and 117 rest on their corresponding cams so that connectionis made in this way to drive the registering mechanism. Evidently byswinging the register frame upwardly the connection from the registerframe is disconnected.

It is understood that the -embodiment of the invention described aboveis only one of the many embodiments or forms of the l invention, and Wedo not wish to be limited inthe practice of the invention, nor in vtheclaims, to the embodiments set forth.

The use of the pneumatic hose 53a enables connection to be maintained tothe pneumatic feed roller in any position of the feed frame, so that apneumatic feed is particularly advantageous when used in the inventionset forth.

What we claim is 1. In a printing press in combination, registeringmechanism for controlling the alinement ofthe sheet on the press,feeding mechanism arranged to feed a sheet directly into the pressindependently of said registering mechanism operating when the saidregistering mechanism is not in use, said registeringmechanism beingmovable into a position to coperate with said feeding mechanism toassist in feeding the sheet and movable into an inoperable position whenit is not in use and when the'said feedin mechanism operatesindependently thereo 2. In a printing press in combination, feedinmechanism arranged to advance the lrectly .from the same into the press,and registeringmechanism removably interposable in the path of the sheetfor controlling the alinement thereof in the press.

3. In a printing press in combination, a

main frame, a feed frame movably mounted thereupon, feeding mechanismmounted -on said feed frame lfor advancing the sheet ied therebyarranged for taking a Vsheet from the said feeding mechanism to controlthe alinement of the sheet as it passes to the press, said registeringframe being movable so as to occupy a position in which said registeringmechanism coperates with said feeding mechanism, and having a seconposition rendering said registering mechanism inoperative. l

4. In a printing ress in combination, a main frame, a feed rame movablymounted thereupon, feeding mechanism mounted on said feed frame foradvancing the sheet directly from the same into the/press, a registerin"frame, registering mechanism carried there y arranged for taking a sheetfrom the vsaid feeding mechanism to control the alinement of the sheetas it passes to the press, said registering frame being movable 'so asto occupy a position in which said registering mechanism coperates withsaid feeding mechanism, and havingv a second position.

rendering said registering mechanism inoperative, said feeding frame andsaid registering frame being connected together and movablesimultaneously vwhen said registering frame moves from the operativeposition of said registering mechanism to the moperative positionthereof. l

5. In a printing pressrin combination, a main frame, a-feed framemovably mounted thereupon, feeding vmechanism mounted on said feed framefor advancing the sheet into the press, a registering frame, registeringmechanism carried thereby for controlling the alinement of the sheet asit passes tothe press, said registering frame being movable so as-tooccupy a position in which said registering mechanism coperates withsaid feeding mechanism, and having a second position rendering saidregistering mechanism inoperative, said feed frame having t wo positionscorresponding to the two ositions of said registering frame, in one owhich positions said feed mechanism feeds the sheet directly from itselfinto the press, .and means for drivin said feed mechanism in either ofthe ositions of said feed frame.

6. In a printing -press in combination, a main frame, a feed framemovably mounted thereupon, feeding mechanism mounted on said feed framefor advancing the sheet into the press, a registering frame, registeringmechanism carried thereby for controlling the alinement of the sheet asit passes to the press, said registering frame being movable So as tooccupy a position in which said registering mechanism operates to takethe sheet from said feeding mechanism, and having a second positionrendering said registering mechamsni inoperative, *saidl vfeed framehaving a corresponding positienrin which the said feed mechanism feedsthe sheet directly into the press, and means for operative driving thesaid registering mechanism when said registering mechanism is in itsoperative position. f

7: In a vprinting pressfin combination, a main frame, a feed framemovably mounted thereupon, feeding mechanism mounted on said-feed framefor advancing the sheet into the press, a registering frame, registeringmechamsml carried thereby for controlling the almeinent of the sheet asit passes to the press, said registering frame being movable so as tooccupy a position in which said registering mechanism coperates withsaid feeding mechanism, and having a second position rendering saidregistering mechamsm inoperative, said feed frame having two positionscorresponding to the two positoi 1s of said registering frame, means fordriving said feed mechanism in either of the positions of said feedframe, and means for driving the said registering mechanism when in itsoperative position.

8. In a printing press in combination, a main frame, a feed framemovably mounted thereupon, feeding mechanism mounted on said frame foradvancing the sheet into the press, a registering frame, registeringmechanism carried thereby for controlling the alinement of the sheet asit passes to the press, said registering frame being movable so as tooccupy a position in lwhich said registering mechanism coperates withsaid feeding mechanism, and having a second position rendering saidregistering mechanism inoperative, said feed frame havingtwo positionscorrespondin to thetwo positions of said registering rame, `means fordriving said feed mechanism in either of the positions of said feedframe, including an extensible link, and a movable part on saidmainframe connected with said link and transmitting the driving force.

9, In a press in combination, a vmain frame, a feed frame, links movablyconnecting said feed frame with said main frame, means coperatingy withsaid links for holding said feed frame in two positions, feedingmechanism on said feed frame for ad- `vancing the sheet to the press,and registeringv mechanism movably ,connected with said feed frame andmovable into an in- (position, and into a position in which sairegistering mechanism coperateswith said feeding mechanism.

10. In a (press in combination, a main frame, a fee' frame, linksmovably connecting said feed frame with said main frame, meanscoperating with said links for holding said feed frame in two positions,feeding mechanism on said feed frame for advancing the sheet to thepress, and registering mechanism movabl connected with said feed frameand mova le into an inoperative position, and into a position in whichsaid registering mechanism coperates with said feeding mechanism, amoving part on said main frame, and means for driving said feedingmechanism therefrom in either of the positions of said feed frame.

11. In a press in combination, a main frame, an impression cylinder`mounted therein, a feed frame supported on said main frame, and movableinto position near said impression cylinder, feeding mechanism on saidfeed frame for advancing the sheet,

directly from the feeding mechanism onto said impression cylinder, andmeans for supporting said feed frame in a second position remote fromsaid impression cylinder, registering mechanism adapted to move intoposition between the said cylinder and said feeding mechanism toregister the sheets passing onto the cylinder, a moving part on saidmain frame, and means for maintaining a driving connection from saidlmoving part to said feeding mechanism in the dierent positions of saidfeed frame.

12. In a press in combination, a main frame, a feed frame mounted onsaid main frame, feeding mechanism on said feed frame arranged toadvance the sheet directly into the press, a registering frame movablymounted on said feed frame, registering mechanism carried on saidregistering frame, said registering frame being arranged to occupy aposition in which said registering mechanism operates to take the fsheet from said feeding mechanism, a movable part on said main frame,means for driving said registering mechanism from said movable partwhensaid registering mechanism is in its operative position, saidregistering frame being arranged to move into an inoperative position oran operative position. f

13. In a press in combination, a mainframe, an impression cylindertherein, a

feed frame, feeding mechanism mounted 14. In a press in combination, a.main' frame, an lmpression cyhnder mounted` thereon, a feed frame, linkspivotally supporting said feed frame on said main frame, means forsupporting said feed frame at two points independently of said links indifferent positions, movable registering '15. In a press in combination,a main frame, an impression cylinder mounted thereon, a feed frame,feeding mechanism mounted thereon, a pair of links pivotally supportingsaid feed frame on said main frame and adapting said feed frame to swinginto a position adjacent to said cylyinder, said main frame and saidfeed frame having coperating parts for holding said feed frame adjacentj said cylinder, and coperating means between said main frame and saidfeed frame for holding said feed frame in position removed from saidimpression cylinder.

16. In a press in combination, a main frame, an impression cylindermounted thereon, a feed frame, feeding mechanism mounted thereon, a pairof links pivotally supporting said feed frame on said main frame andadapting said feed frame to swing into a position adjacent to saidcylinder, said main frame and said feed frame having cooperating partsfor holding said feed frame adjacent said cylinder, and coperating meansbetween said main frame anfd said feed frame for holding said feed framein a position removed from said impression cylinder,

and registering mechanism. adapted to cooperate with said feedingmechanism in the removed position of said feed frame, said registeringmechanism being vmovable into an operative position to permit saidfeeding mechanism to feed sheets directly tosaid impression cylinder. y.17, In ay press in combination, aI main frame, an impression cylindermounted thereon, a feed frame movably mounted on said main frame,feeding mechanism mounted on said main frame, means for holding saidfeed frame in a position such that said feeding mechanism feeds thesheet directly to the impression cylinder, means for holding said feedframe in a second position removed from said cylinder, a moving part onsaid main frame arranged to be driven when said impression cylindermoves, a driving connection from said movingpart to said feedingmechanism for driving the same in either position vof said feed frame,and means for adjusting the position of said moving part with' respectto said impression cylinder, sdas to control the time of actuation ofsaid feeding mechanism.

18. In a press' in combination, al main frame, feeding mechanismsupported there'- upon-for feeding the sheet to the cylinder, a

movable registering frame, registering mech- I anism carried therebyadapted to coiiperate with said feeding mechanism to register a sheetpassing onto said impression cylinder, said `frame being movable into aninoperable position, a moving part on said main frame arranged to movewhen said impression cylinder moves, means driven thereby for actuatingsaid registering mechanism, and

means for adjusting said movable part with respect to said cylinder tocontrol `the time release of the sheet from said registeringl mechanism.

19. In a press in combination, a main frame, an impression cylindermounted said second position to feed the sheet to the cylinder throughthe said registering mechanism, said registering frame being adapted toswing up into an inoperative position, a moving part mounted on saidmain frame and adapted to contact with a part of said registeringmechanismy to actuate the same when said registering mechanism is in itsoperative position and disengageable therefrom by the upward swingingmovement of said registering frame.

20. In a press in combination, a mainframe, an impression cylindermounted Y thereon, feeding mechanism for feeding the sheet toward saidimpression cylinder, registering mechanism, a registering frame carryingthe same and adapted to occupy a position in which said registeringmechanism coperates with said feeding mechanism to register the sheetpassing to said cylinder, cams mounted on said 'main frame and engaginga part of said registering mechanism to actuate` the same, saidregistering frame being arranged to swing up into an inoperativeposition.

21. In a press in combination, a main frame, an impression cylindermounted thereon, feeding mechanism for feeding the sheet toward saidimpression cylinder, registering mechanism, a registering frame carryingthe same and adapted to occupy a position in which said registeringmechanism coperates with said feeding mechanism to register the sheetpassing to said cylinder, cams mounted on said main frame and engagingpart of said registering mechanism toactuate the same, said registeringframe being arranged to swing upinto an inoperativeposition, Ya feedframe supporti ing said fee ng mechanism, and meansfor movablysupporting the same to `permit Swingin@r sa1d frame toward said cylinderj for feedlng the sheet directly thereto.

22:. In a press in combination, a main frame, an lmpression cylindermounted thereupon, a feed frame, feeding mechanism mounted on said feedframe, said feed frame being arranged to swing into a position adjacentsaid cylinder so as to feed the sheet directly thereto and movable intoa second position remote therefrom, registering mechanism arranged tocoperate with said feeding mechanism when said feed frame is in itsremote position from said cylinder, said feeding mechanism comprising areciprocating part, a lever mounted on said feed frame moving when saidcylinder moves, and an extensible connection from said moving part tosaidlever for actuating `said reciprocating part.

23. In a printing press in combination,

a main frame, a feed frame movably mounted thereupon, feeding mechanismmounted S5' on said feed frame including a pneumatic feed device foradvancing the sheet into the press, a` registering frame, registeringmechanism carried thereby for controlling the alinement of the sheet asit passes to the press, said feed frame being movable so as to permitsaid registering frame to occupy a position in which said registeringmecha- Anism coperates -with said feeding mechanism, and a hose formaintaining pneumatic connection to said pneumatic feed device in anyposition of saidv feeding mechanism.

24. In a printing press in combination, a feed frame, feeding mechanismthereon for advancing 'the sheet directly into the press and including a-pneumatic feed roller, a movable feed frame carrying said feedingmechanism, registering mechanism interposable in the path of the sheetfor controlling the alinement thereof in the press, and adapted toassume an operative position or an inoperative position, said feedingframe having twopositions corresponding to the two positions of saidregistering mechanism, and a hose connecting with said pneumatic rollerfor maintaining pneumatic connection thereto in the different positionsof said feed frame. v

25. In a printing press in combination,

'printing mechanism, registering mechanism 115 to the cylinder, Vsaidregistering frame being 13 adapted to s'Wing-upyinto an inoperative po-In testimony Whereoi we have hereunto sition, a moving part mounted. on,said main set our hands in presence of two subscribing 10 framejmdadapted to Contact with a part Witnesses.

of said registering mechanism to actua-te the JOHN S'IOGDELL STOKES. 5same when said registering mechanism is in-/ JAMES D. REIFSNYDER.

its operative ,positionand disengageable Witnesses: l

therefrom by the upward swinging move-V CARL E. SCHAEM'ER,

ment of said. registering frame. SILAS'E. CHILD.

